Comparison of Digital Audio Editors - File Format Support

File Format Support

The various file types the software can read/write.

OMF AAF MIDI WAV MP3 AAC Ogg REX2 AIFF FLAC Others
Acoustica No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No read only No AU, WMA
Ardour No No Yes Yes No Yes W64
Audacity No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes AMR
Audiobook Cutter Free Edition No No No No No No No No No No MP3 audiobook
AudioChain No No No Yes No No No No Yes No AIFC, AU, SND, RAW PCM
AudioDesk Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes import/export No SDII (native)
Audiotool ? ? ? ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Audition Yes Yes Yes No No No WMA
BIAS Peak ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Cubase Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Diamond Cut ART ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Digital Performer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes import/export No SDII (native)
Ecasound ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
FL Studio No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No XI
GarageBand No No Yes Yes Yes No No
Goldwave ? ? ? Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes Yes Windows Media Audio, AU, Monkey's Audio, VOX, mat, snd, voc
Jokosher No No No No
Kristal ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Live No No Yes Yes Partial (Only read) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SDII (Mac OSX Only)
LMMS ? ? ? Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Logic Express/Studio Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Meteor Multi Track Recorder No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? No No No
Mixcraft No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No import only No
MP3 Recorder Studio No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
mp3DirectCut No No No No Yes No No No No No
mp3TrueEdit No No No No Yes No No No No No
MuLab No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
MultitrackStudio No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No
MusE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
N-Track No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes WMA, EDL, WAV64
Nuendo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
NU-Tech ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Podium ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Podium Free ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pro Tools Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (7.4) Yes No SDII (Mac OSX Only)
Pyramix Yes Yes Partial (tempo map, bars and beats) Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes SDII, RIFF64, PMF, MTFF, BWF, DSD, DXD, MXF, WMA, DSDIFF, XML, AES31, OpenTL, EDL,
Qtractor No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes CAF, HTK, IFF/8SVX, MAT4/5, PAF, PVF, RAW, SDII, SDS, SF, VOC, W64, XI
REAPER Partial No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes APE, BWF, MOOG, W64, WavPack
Reason No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No SF2, ReFill
Record No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No SF2, ReFill
Renoise No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes MP4, MP4A, CAF
ReZound ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
RiffWorks No No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No
Rosegarden No No
SADiE Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No AIFC, IDS, BWF, Lightworks, cartchunk, SDII, WAV64, BWF-WAV64
Samplitude Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes WMA, RealAudio
SONAR Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes No Yes W64, CAF, SDII, AU
Sound Forge ? ? ? Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes Yes SWF (open only), RealAudio & RealVideo (export only), WMA and WMV, AVI, AIF, SND, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, AU, DIG, IVC, PCA, W64, FRG, VOX, AA3, OMA, CDA, AC-3 studio (save only), RAW
Soundbooth ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Soundscape 32 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
SoX ? ? ? Yes External LAME ? Yes ? Yes Yes AU and other audio file formats
SpectraLayers ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes .caf, .alac, RAW/PCM, .rm, .au, .snd, AVI, MXF, MP1, MP2, MP4, MKV, Quicktime, .vob, .wmv, WMA
Studio One No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes OpenTL, BWF, RF64, PreSonus Capture Session, Steinberg Cubase Track Archive, Steinberg Sequel Project, Kristal Audio Engine Project
Sweep No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No ?
Total Recorder No No No No Yes No Yes No No Yes PCM (uncompressed), WMA, Monkey's Audio (APE).
Tracktion No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Traverso No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes WavPack
Usine No No Yes Yes Yes read only No
VirtualDJ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
WaveLab ? ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes Yes AU, MP2, RAW
WaveSurfer ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
OMF AAF MIDI WAV MP3 AAC Ogg REX2 AIFF FLAC Others

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